Earlier, in July 2021, President Biden had decided to withdraw US forces by 31 August, declared that “the Taliban overrunning everything and owning the whole country is highly unlikely”. Much to the surprise of everyone, on August 15, 2021 Afghanistan’s Ghani government had collapsed, and the Taliban took over control of Kabul. The fall of Kabul to More

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